Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Swedish executive Jonas Engwall has been named the new CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the recently formed joint venture between CBS Studios International and pan-European broadcaster RTL targeting …
Swedish Jonas Engwall to launch RTL CBS in Asia Read More
An airplane from Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle should have departed from Bangkok on 9.30 am on Sunday 8 September. But the flight was cancelled, which meant that 300 passengers …
300 passengers stuck in Bangkok due to Norwegian delays Read More
Consumers from Singapore’s ‘Generation Y’ aged 18-28 picked the Swedish apparel retailer H&M as one of their most preferred brands. Other multinational companies such as Coca-Cola and Din Tai Fung …
Singaporean youth named H&M among most influential brands Read More
Sweden’s SCA Group has decided to bid 8,6 billion Hong Kong dollars for the Chinese tissue company Vinda. The offer is made in effort to acquire all the shares on …
Swedish Tissue maker makes billion offer for Chinese Peer Read More
Norway’s Telenor is ready to invest in fourth-generation mobile broadband service in Thailand due to “unexpectedly high” data revenue growth, Bangkok Post reported. Thailand will be the fifth country after …
Telenor will make Thailand its fifth 4G country Read More
Raisio, a Finland-based food company, has unveiled its Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong, as part of its efforts to expand its presence to the Brazil, Russia, India, China and …
Finnish firm Raisio unveils yogurt drinks in Hong Kong Read More
Thai cabin crew on Norwegian’s new route to Bangkok is paid around 100.000 Thai baht per month. Norwegian labor union leader calls it social dumping. Norway’s fast expanding airline Norwegian, …
Norwegian accused of social dumping Read More
The colorful plastic bricks produced by Danish toy maker Lego are so popular in Asia, that the company now plans to build a factory in China. The plan was revealed …
LEGO now to be “Made in China” Read More
Geely-owned car maker Volvo Cars expects to sell more than 50,000 cars in China this year, Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Volvo, wholly owned by China’s Zhejiang …
Volvo Cars sees its China car sales above 50,000 this year Read More
On the day Microsoft acquired Nokia’s device business, Thomas Zilliacus, who worked for 15 years at Nokia, and for seven years as the Asia-Pacific CEO of the company, founded a …
Singapore-based Newkia wants to bring Nokia back Read More